The BRIDGE: Solve a Complex Issue While Developing Employability Skills

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2016-05-03

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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement

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Empowering students to develop analytical skills that are critical for today's workforce is the overarching theme of this Alber Enterprise Center program. By using common business analysis tools in a logical 6-step sequence, students learn how to solve complex issues while gaining valuable experience in critical thinking, problem solving, team building, decision making, leadership, and project planning.

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IMPACT. 1: Solve a complex issue that has many components in which changes to one could cause major consequences to others. -- 2. Cultivate team skills: all team members participate in brainstorming ideas and developing a comprehensive implementation plan. -- 3. Develop transferable abilities to become more sought-after by employers.
OSU PARTNERS: Alber Enterprise Center; Ohio State University Extension 4-H
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: FFA; Ridgemont High School; Marion City Harding High School
PRIMARY CONTACT: Myra Wilson (wilson.2025@osu.edu)

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Engaged Scholars, v. 4 (2016).

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/85273

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Engaged Scholars: Volume 4 (2016)